People are coming up with all kinds of ways to entertain themselves right now—digital happy hours, Zoom raves, YouTube workouts—and as we search for new ways to feel connected without…
Author: candacebd
This isn’t a mommy blog. I’ve never taught homeschool. But, right now, I’m muddling through figuring out how to teach and entertain while working, and I know I’m not the…
Sometimes, the “proper” technique just doesn’t work for the home cook. In culinary school, we were taught how to mince garlic by using the side of our chef’s knives to…
While reading the New Yorker this morning (yup, I do read things beyond what’s coming in the next FabFitFun box and the ingredients in Popeyes cajun sauce sometimes), I came…
Update (September 28, 2020): Target has just released the Q3 edition of Rachel Hollis’s Priority Planner and Start Today Journals, featuring designs inspired by Austin, TX (the previous editions featured…
After seeing endless Instagram ads and influencers touting the latest swag they scored in their subscription boxes, admit it: You’re kind of curious whether they’re worth the cash each month…
Two eight-foot-tall Care Bears waddle past me, steps away from a remote-controlled parrot flying through hoops (and, admittedly, into walls) and what looks like a museum featuring artifacts—a bear’s windmill!…
Maida Heatter’s a legend among bakers for her cakes, but her cookies are pretty popular, too. So popular, in fact, that she had no qualms about naming her take on…
Let’s get weird. I’m always down to try something new, so when I heard LA’s House of Intuition was offering free aura readings as part of the launch of its…
There’s a certain high you get when someone says something truly, genuinely kind about you. Sure, classic compliments (“You look so great in that sweater!”) always bring a smile, but…